Author Olivia Otigbah

Olivia is a Edinburgh-based journalist who is always looking for opportunities to meet unique and creative minds. Luckily for her, the Edinburgh Festival brings those opportunities right to her doorstep.

In a stunning performance, Egg tells a true story about the journey of egg donation from one friend to another.
It’s a raw display of true emotion through the eyes of real life characters, showcased by theatr...

Entering the room, we’re greeted by two mannequins, one dressed in a male’s overcoat and another in a fluffy pink nightgown.
Grace attempts to join theatre and a dose of stand-up in an unconventional way, int...

The lights are dim, the room almost pitch black when an opening monologue begins, delivered with a Shakespearean-like quality.
The name, 8 Songs, doesn’t give too much away, apart from the obvious guess that ...

Jack Barry brings Tango to the Free Fringe, an hour of hilarious tales of his sexual antics and all things relationships.
Representing some of the finest of British comedy, he’s here to talk business of the b...

The lights are bright as Kate Berlant bursts onto stage with magnetic force. Diving into the set with plenty of theatricality, it was obvious from the outset that Communikate wasn’t going to be your typical sta...

It’s not often you come across a comedian, biologist and DMX fan all in one but Robyn Perkins is just that.
Hilariously unapologetic, 10,000 Decisions mixes science with the trivia of life, offering a unique ...

Bringing her much celebrated stand-up from New York to Edinburgh for the first time, Jacqueline Novak quickly unites a room of strangers with an hour of hilarious tales told with an air of familiarity.
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